Support



May 17 1927. 1,629,430

A. ALLEN SUPPORT Filed July 50, 1926 Patented May 17, 1927. 7

1,629,436 sPiA-KT' ENT orties ALEXANDER ALLEN," or rno'v'rnnuon, 'nrronn IsLAnD.

SUPPORT.

mplication filed iiu 30,

This invention relates generally to supports, and has more particular reference to an improved means for mounting or hanging wall cabinets, wall mirrors, pictures and the'like.

The y Q blgh ithe invention .i to

provide means whereby various. articles may be conveniently and effectively hung upon a walllwlthout; danger of being accidentally .ldisliod ged, but in such manner as to be capable o-f readyintentional removal. I 1

A sti ll further object isto provide lan article hanging means of-thel abovekind which may be readily placed -into practical use without liability t of causing damage to the wall when the article is being hung or re- -rg'; 1 l 1 S tillanotli er object is to provide means forhanging wallfcabinets and like articles, which, gezrt reinelyv simple and durable in construction as well as eflieiahtidoperation.

A still further object i sito provide animproved wall gcabinet const ructior and-hangling inea-ns therefor whereby hanging of the cabinet upo a wall vas wiellas its removal from the wall maybe conveniently and ef fectively accomplished.

4 -O ther objects. will become apparent nature offtheiinvention is better understood, ,and-lthe same consists in the'novel forn combination and arrangement of ,pa1'ts hereinafterqnore fully described, s hown in the accompanying-drawing andclaimed,

Ii -the wherein like reference characters ,indicate corresponcling 'parts throughout theseveralwiews 'gure lis appear. el vationalviewofa wall cabinet embodying a hanging uneans constructed in accordance with the present inyention; i Figure 2 ,is a vertical sectional. yiew thereof taken substantially upon line 22 of Figure 1;, Figure fi is a, horizQnta-l sectional View taken pnline of Figureilg and 1 FigureAis a,'rear,perspectiye v-iew. of the horizontal mounting bar forming' p'art of the hanginginea'ns. In accordance with the present invention,

5;; the article torbe hung ithitSwalLB flatly disposed in contact with the wall of the room in which the; article to be placed proif dedindew Wi e e e s en ra y -i- 1 1dicat,ed at 6, As shown,-this recess- 6 is provided in the rear surface of the wall 5 1926. Serial NO. 126,056.

and is of horizontally elongatedrectangular form H My v U Riggicllyattachedto the sides of the article to be hung and projecting inwardly toward each otherin spaced relation to-the bottom of the recess 6 and soas to overlie the upper corner portions of/che latter are opposed flanges or tongues 7 preferably consistingof 'flatgrigidmetallic plates attached to the sides gof the article by means of screws 8 or the lire... 7' o The hanging means further embodies a s trai ght supporting bar l9 of a length substantially equal to thelength of the recess 6 hutgof a width substantiallylessthan onehalf the. width of recess ,6 and having the ream-sides of its ends rabbeted to provide tongues 10 lofia thickness tosnugly seat between the flahges 7: and the .bottom. wall of recess 6 when the bar 9 is disposed horizontally ;with its- ,-up-per edge contacting the upper edge of :recess6 as shown clearly in the sevei7a-ljvi'ews., Tllhis bar 9. is providedwith a-plurality of transverse openings as at llso that screws or ;-otlie1-. driven fasteners may be vrea dily passed t herethrough .for being anchored intothe wall of -the roomwl'iereby the bar 9 is rigidly fastened :to Saiclwall of the roomina horizontal; position. Itwvill thus be seen that with? thetstrip or. bar 9 rigidlyattached-tothewall ofthe room as above pointed outfand seated in the upper portion of r ecess 6 with its ends or end tongues lO-engaged behind the flanges 7 ,7 the article einbodying the ,wall 5 will be effectively supportedor hung a v In hanging the artfcle'inithis manner ,it is simply, necessary toattach the, bar 9 to the "\,v a tll ,so that the tongues: 10 thereof will be spaced fro m the wall,, and then press the article'to be hung-a'gainstthe wall until the bar 9 is (seated-in thelower portion of re- ,cessfi. The article to'be hung is then al- .jlowed tollower so that the bar 9 is ultimately disposed in the upper portion of recess 6 with thegend, tongues 10 engaged behind the flanges 7. Naturally, a mere reversalof this operation is all that is necessary to efifectrenioval .Qf;-.the article, fromthe wall. In other words, by simply lifting the article ,nntil thebarfi is disposedin thelower portion of:reces s 6 with its; end tongues .10 disengaged-from behind -t-he flanges 7, the article is entirely freed for-removal.

' In order to prevent accidental dislodgment of the article hung in this manner, suitable means is provided in the recess 6 of the Wall 5 and associated with the bar 9 for maintaining the latter against downward movement in the recess 6 or for preventing upward displacement of the article relative to the bar 9 when the tongues 10 of the latter are engaged behind the flanges 7. This means may consist of a resilient spring catch 12 vertically disposed in the central lower portion of recess 6 with its lower end attached to the bottom wall of said recess and its upper end disposed to lie in the path of the lower edge of the bar 9 when the latter is seated with its end tongues 10 behind the flanges 7. The catch 12 is preferably formed from thin gage metal with its upper free end normally tensioned to spring rearwardly away from the bottom wall of recess 6 in the path of the bar 9 as shown clearly in Figure 2, and suitable means is provided for flexing the catch 12 forwardly into flat contact with the bottom wall of recess 6 whereby the same may ride upwardly under the bar 9 when the article is lifted for being readily removed. As shown, the catch 12 is provided with a horizontal forwardly projecting upper end as at 13 extending freely through a slot 14 in the bottom wall of recess 6 and having a linger piece upon its forward end so that the catch may be readily manually flexed for its release. However, when the hanging means is employed in connection with pictures, mirrors and the like, other means may be provided for flex'ng the catch for its release, operable from a side of the mirror or picture frame.

The construction shown is particularly applicable for wall cabinets, such as 1nedi cine cabinets, combined toilet cabinets and towel racks and the like. In the construc tion shown the wall 5 constitutes the rear wall of a cabinet whose interior is divided by a plurality of superimposed horizontal flanged partitions 15 so as to form a plurality of superimposed trays for reception of various articles, the cabinet also including end walls 16 and a front door consisting of a mirror 17 mounted in a framelS. This door is usually of the horizontal swinging type having suitable latching means for retaining it in closed position. This type of cabinet also has its side walls formed with projecting lower ends which support the usual horizontal towel supporting bar 19 in the usual manner.

In the specific embodimentof the invention illustrated the flanges 7 consist of metallic plates attached to the rear edges of. the side walls 16 of the cabinet, and the rear wall 5 is formed with the recess 6 by leaving an opening therein and covering this opening by means of a sheet metal plate 20 suitably securedto the inner or front side of the wall 5. The plate 20 thus forms the bottom wall of recess 6 and has the catch 12 riveted or otherwise secured thereto. Further, the slot 14 is formed in the plate 20 and the horizontal upper end portion 18 of the catch 12 extends through a slot in the plate 20 and has its finger piece exposed within the interior of a compartment of the cabinet. In view of this construction it will be seen that it is necessary to open the door of the cabinet in order to have access to the linger piece of the catch 12 for release of the latter, and if the door is provided with a suitable lock, removal of the cabinet from the wall will be effectively prevented by other than authorized persons.

From the foregoing description it is believed that the construction and manner of use as well as the advantages of the present invention will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

Minor changes may be made without'departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

WVhat I claim as new is 1. In combination, an article having a wall adapted to be disposed in contact with the wall of a room or the like and formed with a recess in the rear side thereof, inwardly projecting rigid flanges overlying the upper corner portions of the recess in spaced relation to the bottom wall of the latter, a bar adapted to be rigidly fastened to the wall of the room in a horizontal position and having reduced ends adapted to seat behind said flanges when the bar is seated in the upper portion of the recess, and a catch mounted in the recess and positionable to engage the lower edge of said bar for preventing its displacement in the recess from behind said flanges.

2. In combination, an article having a wall adapted to be disposed in contact with the wall. of a room or the like and formed with a recess in the rear side thereof, inward ly projecting rigid flanges overlying the upper corner portions of the recess in spaced relation to the bottom wall of the latter, a bar adapted to be rigidly fastened to the wall of the room in a horizontal position and having reduced ends adapted to seatbehind said flanges when the bar is seated in the upper portion of the recess, a catch mounted in the recess and positionable to engage the lower edge of said bar for pre venting its displacement in the recess from behind said flanges, and means for facilitating manual release of said catch from the path of said bar.

3. In combination, an article having a wall adapted to be disposed in contact with the wall of a room or the like and formed with a recess in the rear side thereof, inwardly vprojecting rigid flanges overlying the upper corner portions of the recess in.

spaced relation to the bottom wall of the latter, and a bar adapted to be rigidly fastened to the wall of the room in a horizontal position and having reduced ends adapted to seat behind said flanges when the bar is seated in the upper portion of the recess, said recess being of a width substantially more than twice the width of said bar whereby the article may be placed into engagement with the bar so that the latter is seated in the lower portion of the recess and then lowered for causing engagement of the ends of the bar behind said flanges with the bar seated in the upper portion of the recess.

4. In combination With a Wall cabinet having a rear wall provided With a recess in the rear side thereof, rigid flanges fixed'to the sides of the cabinet and projecting in- Wardly toward each other so as to overlie the upper corner portions of said recess in spaced relation to the bottom Wall of the latter, and a bar of a length substantially equal to the length of the recess adapted to be seated within the latter with its ends engaged behind said flanges, said bar being adapted to be rigidly fastened in a horizontal position to a wall of aroom or the like, said rear wall of the cabinet having an opening covered by a plate forming the bottom of said recess, and a catch attached to said plate for retaining the bar seated in the upper portion of the recess.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ALEXANDER ALLEN. 

